I love, love, love a hearty rigatoni Bolognese. Not a soupy tomato sauce, but a thick ragu that sticks to your ribs, with meat that you have to scrape off the bottom of your plate and onto your fork and … Continue reading …

I have been exceptionally lucky this summer. Living in London means that I’m always a two-and-a-half-hour train ride straight to the heart of Paris. Diana Vreeland said that ‘the best thing about London is Paris.’ Dare I say she is … Continue reading …

I have one Bastille Day tradition: pétanque! I love it, not so secretly because it’s the only ‘sport’ in which I can actually perform. (Embarrassing fact: I was number two on my MBA pétanque team…shh!). I measure my Bastille Days … Continue reading …

There are drinks you make in glasses, and drinks you make in pitchers. The drinks in the pitchers are the party drinks. This Saturday is Bastille Day, and it is a day for parties. Of course, being American, it’s a … Continue reading …

I feel like this is a very Rachael Ray, 30 Minute Meals concept, but I love making takeout food at home. Thai. Chinese. Indian. But if I’m making it at home, I don’t want it to just be as fast … Continue reading …

I look forward to the 4th of July all year. It is, precisely, my second favorite holiday (between Thanksgiving and New Year’s). When we are in Florida, we bring a picnic to the beach, and sit in the hot sand, … Continue reading …

Even when you’re cooking for two, even when it’s the middle of the week, even when you don’t want a whole fuss for dinner, you can make something that looks really fancy and French that at the same time is … Continue reading …